npm

Javascript package manager. The default package manager for node.js.

• npm install <name> -E - npm install exact version
• npm install <name> -E -D - npm exact dependency for development
• npm list -g --depth=0 - list globally installed packages
• npm install npm@latest -g - upgrade npm to the latest version

Configuration

• npm config ls -l | grep shell - show what shell is used for running scripts

ncu - npm-check-updates

npm tool for checking and performing dependency upgrades

• npx npm-check-updates -t patch - list packages that can have their patch version bumped (target patch)
  • add -u flag to apply the upgrades instead of just listing
• npx npm-check-updates <package> <package> - list upgrades for specified packages. Wildcards are supported - e.g. nestjs-*
  • add -u flag to apply the upgrades instead of just listing